showcase copenhagen issue 261

Feb 2011

Welcome to the debut issue of Showcase Copenhagen, brought to you by Production Paradise. We open an exciting new chapter as we shine a light on the Danish visual media industry and uncover the very best creative and production talent working in Denmark. Visit our dedicated Photo and Film directories for more information.

Considered the centre of Scandinavia, Copenhagen is as international and diverse a city as you'll find anywhere. Rated one of the most livable places in the world, its beautiful architecture and picturesque canals play host to a lively nightlife and vibrant arts scene. It is also home to the Danish film industry and world-renowned director Lars Von Trier.

Creamwork:
Copenhagen colour management

Creamwork is a photographical studio specialised in the development, production and retouching of images.

With years of retouching and post production experience for renowned photographers and leading brands, Niklas Blangsted founded Creamwork in 2009. The company has since been a creative and technical partner to agencies, marketing departments and photographers.

Projects vary between retouching, design, manipulation and advanced composition. Creamwork works with a wide range of photographers and can offer full service photographical solutions.

The Lab is Copenhagen’s leading studio for flexibility and service. Dedicated to accommodating the complex needs of photographers, advertising clients, designers and production companies, The Lab comprises five studios ideal for photography and special events. Located in central Copenhagen, the complex is complete with the latest digital equipment and innovative technology.

Since opening in 1996, The Lab has gained an outstanding industry-wide reputation for its attention to clients' needs. Today the studio is considered best-in-class, not only when it comes to work space but also for additional services including set building, equipment shipment and production management.

Danish-born photographer Jakob Mark began his career 11 years ago, aged 22.

"Every day is a challenge and that’s why I love it. It keeps me alive. I always try to reach a higher level of photography. I like making my work as varied as the jobs are challenging. One day my setup is a colourful fashion shoot with crazy hair-dos, while the next I’m in the middle of a national advertising campaign for highly educated business people. The work is changeable - the way it should be. I love shooting both men and women, it gives me a much larger playground. My style is classic while remaining edgy. Timing for the right moment ensures a timeless presence."

Manja Wachsmuth:
Copenhagen food & drink photographers

Manja Wachsmuth comes right out of the Scandinavian photographic tradition. Her work is fresh and beautifully lit like the long summer nights and sharp winter days of her native Denmark.

In spite of her youth, she has had several years of experience in the Danish editorial and commercial market. Her clean and simple style has impressed clients as varied as the food giant Arla Foods, Dr. Oetker, and several exclusive food magazines.

To take her passion for food photography to a higher level, Manja has now packed her bags and left her homeland to work in New Zealand. “My ambition is to always go further with my work and I believe that travelling and working in different countries will inspire and contribute to this.”

Mikkel Adsbol has been a photographer for 11 years. He has a great passion for food and living.

"Food is an amazing field to work in, because food speaks to several senses at once. The ultimate challenge is to shoot food in a way that almost brings the aromas out in the picture; after all, a food shot is never just a food shot. Food is, after all, about pleasure, social relations, mouth-watering delights and energy for the body. It's great to work within such a life-affirming area."

"Lifestyle is exciting because the challenge lies in creating rooms. Rooms the way they look. Rooms the way they might look. Rooms as rooms within a room. Lifestyle is so much more than white walls and four-legged chairs. It is also a mood. A composition that has to strike a balance through the dedicated teamwork of stylists, craftspeople and designers to achieve the best possible result. Lifestyle is about creating moods that inspire, provoke and take things to a new place."

Based in Scandinavia’s fashion and design capital, Copenhagen, Flemming Leitorp has developed a distinctive style of photography that balances the fine line between classical beauty and innovative fashion to perfection.

Influenced by the solid tradition of minimalist Danish design, and having grown up in the stark Nordic light with a camera in his hand, his interpretations of both beauty and fashion are always fresh, always natural, but ever surprising and subtly edgy.

Flemming focuses on fashion and beauty and has recently been featured in TOUCHPUPPET and So Long As It Is Black. His advertising work includes several large international campaigns and he remains a preferred photographer for a wide circle of public personalities and performing artists in Denmark.

Flemming is currently seeking representation in London, Paris and New York.

Josh Hodge is a people and lifestyle photographer based in Europe. He specialises in location photography, shooting regularly across Europe, Australia and South Africa. A former architect student and creative director at a leading image bureau, Josh settled on photography as a natural coming together of passions following strong mentorship from some of the most influential photographers in the world.

Working together with a tight production crew, Josh brings versatility and dynamism to every situation. Casting is an integral part of his production process and the opportunity to work with people on a daily basis is something that makes him "truly grateful". Josh likes to leave his ego at home and learn something new every day, wherever it may be.

“We came from the land of ice and snow, from the midnight sun where the hot springs blow”. Led Zeppelin wrote this on an airplane after giving a concert in Reykjavik in 1970. Runolfur Gudbjornsson was born a year later.

"To grow up in Iceland in the 70s and 80s is something special, to be a part of when a nation grows from peasants to become a modern society with a heartbeat that can be heard around the world." Runolfur is by some means reliving this through his photographic carrier.

A classical photographer with an unconventional approach, Nicolai Alexander has a background in multimedia design and digital sound production. His images capture feelings and are the product of an open mind that has a close eye for technical detail and the endurance of the human spirit.

Nicolai works with a wide variety of clients within the fashion and lifestyle industries. He is an experienced traveller who has shot the "production-life" on four continents through several seasons.

“Photography gives me the freedom to capture a moment, a place or a person out of my life, light and shape it, colour it, and brush it with a specific feeling or ambience. And sometimes I just take something crappy and make it look good.”

Egon Gade Photography aps: Copenhagen advertising photographers

Egon Gade Photography aps:
Copenhagen advertising photographers

Simplicity best describes Egon Gade's pictures. Growing up in a country with famous designers like Arne Jacobsen, Paul Kjærholm and Hans J. Wegner has significantly influenced his work as a photographer.

As well as working on many international campaigns, Egon has won numerous awards in the Clio Show, Cannes Lion and Lurzers Archive.

Henrik Sorensen excels in creating clean and graphic imagery with a clear and strong message, often with a touch of humour. The fact that his work and assignments are constantly diversifying both parallels and fuels his strong sense of curiosity and engagement, leaving him eager and excited to continuously meet new challenges.

Clients, art directors and art buyers often experience the veritable storm of ideas that Henrik generates. He is always ready to work even harder to get the right shot, the right mood and the strongest expression.

M Production is based in Copenhagen and produces still, TV and commercial shoots for Danish and foreign clients in Denmark and across Scandinavia, as well as in Greenland and Iceland.

With a budget conscious approach the company takes care of all aspects of production, from scouting locations, arranging permits and booking accommodation to transportation, equipment, crew and casting.

Persistence and flexibility are the core characteristics that M Production aims to achieve. With over 12 years in the business, the company has built an extensive network both in the domestic and international markets.